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There are many cases where the car does not start well in the middle of winter.
Even if you look at the tally of insurance companies, the number of emergency dispatches doubles when the temperature drops close to -10 degrees Celsius.
This is reporter Jeong Ban-seok.
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As the strongest cold wave rages this winter, requests for emergency dispatch services from insurance companies are flooding.
They are mainly drivers who roll their feet because
the engine does not start.
.
It's frustrating because I can't go right away even though I have urgent work.]
The vehicle's battery, which deteriorated in cold weather, was discharged.
[Jeong Yong-il/Samsung Fire Dispatch Agency Representative: Because the day was cold, the battery voltage dropped a lot and the dispatch volume increased.
(Daily) About 10 cases have increased to 35 or 40 cases.]
In fact, when counting the mobilization performance of the 4 major insurance companies, the number of emergency mobilizations for 3 days from the 14th, when the cold wave started and the temperature exceeded minus 10 degrees, was There were 220,000 cases, about twice as many as a week ago, when the temperature in the video zone was high.
About two-thirds of them, 63.5%, requested an emergency response due to battery discharge.
In 12.1%, it was a tire problem, and when the temperature is low, the braking force may decrease due to a decrease in tire pressure due to contraction.
As the cold wave is predicted to continue, experts advised to prepare by parking the vehicle indoors.
[Kim Hyeong-il/Auto Insurance Team Leader, Damage Insurance Association: It is good to start the engine for 10 minutes a day to recharge the battery.
Unplugging the black box may also help.]
There is also a way to cover the battery with insulation, but be careful as there is a risk of fire if you do not remove it before driving.
(Video coverage: Park Jin-ho, Video editing: Lee Seung-hee, CG: Cho Soo-in · Choi Jae-young)
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